Wang Deqian (王德謙)

Overview

Wang Deqian was an eunuch and Official.

Life and dates

Death

Died in disgrace
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 148

Attested activity

AD 1194 王即位
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 469, passage 137

Career and standing

Commissioner of Zhaoqing Army 昭慶軍承宣使
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 137
reside in Guangde Army 廣德軍居住
Suffered
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 146

Places and affiliations

Song 宋
Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 137

References in the histories

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History

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History of Song, Chapter 469Volume 469 Biographies 228: Eunuchs 4: Shao Chengzhang, Lan Gui Kanglu, Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, Dong Songchen · 11 passages

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馮益張去為陳源甘王德謙關禮董宋臣 Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, and Dong Songchen

王德謙，初為嘉邸都監，頗親幸。 Wang Deqian began as chief steward of Prince Jia’s household and was warmly favored.

黃由時為王府讚讀，奏請嘉王詣重華宮問疾，既得旨，德謙固請覆奏，王斥之，遂行。 Reader Huang You asked Prince Jia to visit the sick emperor; once the order came, Deqian insisted on reporting again; the prince scolded him and went.

即諭德謙奏之皇太后，德謙不敢，強之，既而無報。 He ordered Deqian to memorialize the empress dowager; Deqian shrank from it; pressed, he still brought no answer.

王即位，德謙累遷昭慶軍承宣使、內侍省押班，賜居第。 After accession Deqian rose to Commissioner of Zhaoqing Army and Escort Leader and was given a mansion.

德謙求為節度使，先薦宗旦為刑部侍郎、直學士院，將使草麻。 Deqian sought a military commissionership and first secured Zongdan as Vice Minister of Justice and Hanlin academician to draft the edict.

宗旦先備草示之，引天寶、同光為比，德謙喜。 Zongdan drafted a text comparing him to the Tang eunuch generals of Tianbao and Tongguang; Deqian was delighted.

韓侂胄與德謙爭用事，德謙屢以計勝，侂胄擠之，詔與外祠，台諫又交章論駁。 Han Tuozhou fought him for power; Deqian outmaneuvered him until Tuozhou forced an outer temple stipend; censors piled on.

侍御史姚愈言吳宗旦嚐草德謙製，遂罷其官。 Attendant Yao Yu noted Zongdan had drafted the patent; Zongdan was dismissed.

愈又率同列力攻德謙，詔送廣德軍居住。 Yu led colleagues in a furious attack; Deqian was ordered to reside in Guangde Army.

中書舍人高文虎請改為安置，台諫復言其奸詭，乞自今不以赦移，雖特旨亦許執奏，帝用其言，德謙遂坐廢斥以死。 Draftsman Gao Wenhu asked for “supervised residence”; censors demanded he never benefit from amnesty—even special edicts must be protestable; the emperor agreed; Deqian died in disgrace.